List of the best J. Anthony Hughes movies: Men of San Quentin(1942), The Cisco Kid and the Lady(1940), Warlock(1959), In Old Chicago(1937), Murder in the Fleet(1935), The Fighting 69th(1940), Daddy Long Legs(1955) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
80 Minutes
A crooked deputy warden at San Quentin Penitentiary tries to frame a sergeant of the guards, Jack Holden, for the killing of a guard and a prisoner during a jailbreak.
Western
USA
1940
73 Minutes
Cesar Romero Marjorie Weaver Chris-Pin Martin George Montgomery Robert Barrat Virginia Field Harry Green Gloria Ann White John Beach Ward Bond J. Anthony Hughes
An orphan whose father has been killed by bandits inherits a mine. Cisco saves the mine and the child and also finds the child's real mother.
Western
USA
1959
121 Minutes
Richard Widmark Henry Fonda Anthony Quinn Dorothy Malone Dolores Michaels Wallace Ford Tom Drake Richard Arlen DeForest Kelley Regis Toomey Vaughn Taylor
gunslinger sidekick townsperson sheriff outlaw old flame gritty suspenseful utah mining town saloon law enforcement showdown murder corruption redemption romance quest rivalry revenge
A famous gunman becomes the marshal of Warlock to end a gang's rampages, but is met with some opposition by a former gang member turned deputy sheriff who wants to follow only legal methods.
Drama, History
USA
1937
95 Minutes
Tyrone Power Alice Faye Don Ameche Alice Brady Andy Devine Brian Donlevy Phyllis Brooks Tom Brown Sidney Blackmer Berton Churchill June Storey
mother mayor singer saloon owner engaging fiery suspenseful chicago saloon love triangle destruction death fire historical events rivalry rise fall 1860s
The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1935
70 Minutes
Robert Taylor Jean Parker Ted Healy Una Merkel Nat Pendleton Jean Hersholt Arthur Byron Frank Shields Raymond Hatton Donald Cook Mischa Auer
saboteur girlfriend naval officer businessman dignitary sailor suspenseful cheeky lighthearted naval yard cruiser deck sabotage murder investigation conspiracy military life inventions bribery mystery revenge
Taylor is cast as Lt. Tom Randolph, one of several naval officers confined to his ship when a murder occurs. The victim was in the process of delivering the components for a new electrical ... See full summary »
War
1940
90 Minutes
James Cagney Pat O'Brien George Brent Jeffrey Lynn Alan Hale Frank McHugh Dennis Morgan William Lundigan Dick Foran Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Henry O'Neill
private captain lieutenant soldier chaplain brash gripping rousing america germany war bravery fraternity rebellion world war i rise sacrifice growing up 1910s
A Brooklyn brawler (James Cagney) joins Father Duffy (Pat O'Brien) and Col. "Wild Bill" Donovan's (George Brent) Irish-American regiment in World War I.
Musical, Romance
USA
1955
126 Minutes
Fred Astaire Leslie Caron Terry Moore Thelma Ritter Fred Clark Charlotte Austin Larry Keating Kathryn Givney Kelly Brown Sara Shane Numa Lapeyre
millionaire orphan secretary lighthearted cheery winsome france paris new york city boarding school wealth may-december romance secret philanthropy discovery love 1950s
A wealthy American has a chance encounter with a joyful young French woman, and anonymously pays for her education. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor, nicknaming him from the description given by some of her fellow orphans.